Man Stole $35,000 Van from U-Haul: Hamden Police

HAMDEN, CT — Hamden Police are looking for a man who rented a $35,000 van from U-Haul and didn’t return it. Police also say the suspect rented the van with a crime victim’s identification.

Hamden Police responded to U-Haul, located at 1685 Dixwell Avenue, on Sept. 9 on the report of a stolen motor vehicle, according to Captain Ronald Smith.

Smith said investigation revealed that the suspect entered U-Haul on Aug. 21 and rented a $35,000 van, with a crime victim’s identification, and hasn’t returned it.

The suspect is described as a black male in his 20s, about 5-feet, 9-inches tall, weighing 170 pounds, with a small tattoo on the left shoulder, wearing a white tank top, khaki shorts and a black flat-brimmed hat.

Police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the suspect (pictured above and in the surveillance video).

Anyone with information is asked to contact Officer Andrew Lipford of the Hamden Police Department at (203) 230-4000.

Photos and surveillance video via the Hamden Police Department

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